WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Trump Administration will invest $1 billion in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The funding has been awarded to 70...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today joined President Trump at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stoystown, PA, to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93, and who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Secretary Chao also joined the Families of Flight 93 in a...
First loan approved under the Department’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Rural Project Initiative
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America...
On September 3, 2020, the Department initiated the process to lift the suspension of Indian carriers’ authority to self-handle at U.S. airports. The conclusion of this issue will become the second major civil aviation success achieved on a bilateral basis with India this summer, following on the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the release of the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP). It is the latest effort by the Department and the Trump Administration to strengthen America’s economic competitiveness. The NFSP lays out a vision...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 405 airports in 50 states and the Federated States of...
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is acting on requests from Allegiant Air, United Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines for exemption from the CARES Act airline service obligations announced in Order 2020-4-2. Allegiant Air requests that the Department grant it an exemption to...